Councils around the country will get report cards from the government before the next local body elections. Local government minister Simeon Brown said these will be benchmarks that can be accessed by ...

A survivor of the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit, where children were tortured in the 1970s, has received an in-person apology from the Medical Council for not investigating a complaint he made.

An advocate for young homeless people said it's clear Oranga Tamariki needs more funding to care for teenagers and children. The call comes as Oranga Tamariki data shows the number of kids and teens ...

All tracks on Mt Maunganui will be closed Tuesday from 8.30am as repairs are carried put on the cultural star compass or ...

All six current justices of the court will attend the first meeting over the impeachment, which the opposition-led parliament ...

An advocate for young homeless people says it's clear Oranga Tamariki needs more funding to care for teenagers and children.

The clean up task force, that has been funded by the government, is only just finishing, almost two years after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the region. Hundreds of homes and land was coated in metres ...

Seven people are in hospital in Fiji with suspected poisoning after drinking a cocktail at a five-star resort - and four ...

A motion of no confidence in Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele was withdrawn on the floor of parliament on ...

Middle East correspondent spoke to Lisa Owen about what the situation is like in Syria, a week on from the fall of Bashar Al Assad's regime, a number of Israeli strikes happening on Syrian territory ...

Food waste is a massive issue, it's estimated up to a third of all food is lost or wasted globally. A recent survey by social group Love Food Hate Waste found 42 percent of left overs aren't used, ...

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown is set to join Christopher Luxon, speaking about the government's expectations for ...